On Hurst's Beach in Onslow's County pony round-ups, similar to Ocracoke, took place once a year. One difference is that the ponies of Hurst Beach were all owned by Mr. H. A. Jarman of Jacksonville. Once a year ponies were penned so young ones could be branded and older ponies selected to be broken.

Julian Price founded the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company in Greensboro in 1909. Two years later the company had $9 million insurance in force. Today the company has over $376,000,000 in force. Goerch recounts how the company started and some of the men who brought the company to prominence.